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Lepidosperma tetraquetrum Nees

Reference
Lehm., Pl.Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 2:90 (1846)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, robust, tufted perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 2-3 m high, clumps to 2.5 m wide. Fl. brown, Nov to Dec or Jan to Mar. Black peaty sand. Gullies, swamps, streams.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 24 November 1993
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Beverley, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Busselton, Collie, Cranbrook, Denmark, Donnybrook-Balingup, Gosnells, Harvey, Kalamunda, Manjimup, Mundaring, Murray, Nannup, Plantagenet, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, York.